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027/05 September 5, 2005


    CAIR:  Muslims to Challenge Critics

     On September 4, 2005, the Indystar.com web site carried a story about how American Muslims are planning to “get tough” with critics. The Plainfield, Illinois, based Islamic Society of North American (ISNA) is holding its annual convention in Chicago.  The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is attending.

     At a conference, discussion included such spiritually affirming topics as: “How to apply pressure on politicians who smear the faith”; “Benefits of corporate boycotts”; and “What constitutes legal grounds for defamation suits”.

     Arsalan T. Iftikhar, CAIR’s national legal director, said:

“…it was time for everyday Muslims to "defend the image and reputation of the community and Islam in general”…and:
"I am here to teach you how the American Muslim community can legally empower itself to protect itself in the American courts".

     Let’s recap: if an American Muslim group is criticized, the Muslim group should immediately run to the courts and file a lawsuit, rather than answer the criticism?  If a company should somehow insult Islam, that company’s products should be boycotted until the proper apologies are made?  If Muslims or Islam is criticized, then a defamation lawsuit is called for?

     Anti-CAIR (ACAIR) believes that CAIR’s “brand” of Wahhabi Islam must not be worth very much considering CAIR’s inability to defend Wahhabi Islam on its merits.

     Wasn’t it Wahhabi Muslims who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001?

     Now we fully understand why CAIR can’t defend Islam; their brand of Islam isn’t worth the effort and CAIR knows it can’t win in the court of public opinion.
 
     Although terrorism expert Steven Emerson wasn’t specifically mentioned at the conference, his name often comes up when militant Islamist feelings are hurt.

     When contacted by phone, Emerson had this to say about using defamation law to stifle free speech:

      "They are apologists for militant Islam."

     CAIR’s Iftikhar had this response:

    "That's his mantra, he used innuendo, conjecture and defamation."

     Proving ACAIR’s observation, CAIR attacked the messenger…knowing full well that Emerson’s observation is not only true, but that it reflects American’s emerging attitude toward CAIR.


     Better to silence the messenger when you can’t silence the truth ...



Andrew Whitehead
Director
Anti-CAIR (ACAIR)
ajwhitehead@anti-cair-net.org
www.anti-cair-net.org





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